James T. Hodgkinson

James T. Hodgkinson (1951-14 June 2017) was an American home inspector and hardline progressive activist who attempted to assassinate several Republican Party congressmen as they practiced for a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia in 2017. Hodgkinson was mortally wounded by police after wounding 5 people.

Biography
James T. Hodgkinson was born in Belleville, Illinois in 1951, and he came to own a home inspection business. In 2006, he was arrested for battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle, but the charges were dismissed. In 2016, Hodgkinson - described as a "passionate progressive" by an acquaintance - campaigned for the Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, and he supported the termination of the US Republican Party and the removal of Donald Trump from the presidency. At 7:09 AM on 14 June 2017, Hodgkinson drove to the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, where up to 25 Republican Party congressmen gathered to practice for the congressional baseball game the next day. Hodgkinson asked congressman Jeff Duncan if he was looking at the Republican team, and Duncan positively responded. Hodgkinson then produced a rifle and shot five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, two policemen, and three aides. Capitol Police proceeded to pin Hodgkinson down and mortally wound him, and he died from gunshot wounds.